As the economies of Central America, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic contracted steeply in 2020 in the face of COVID-19, their governments and central banks rose to face unprecedented challenges in maintaining liquidity and credit and keeping businesses and households afloat. They set lower policy rates and reserve requirements, devised more flexible regulations for … [Read more...] about Reactivating the Economy with Better Business and Household Credit
Marta Ruiz-Arranz
Marta Ruiz-Arranz is a Senior Economic Advisor in the Central America, Haiti, Mexico, Panama and Dominican Republic Country Department of the Inter-American Development Bank and previously served as an economic advisor for the Andean region. Prior to joining the IDB in 2015, Marta worked for 12 years at the International Monetary Fund, where she was a Deputy Division Chief in the Fiscal Affairs Department. She holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.